Undergraduate Leadership Fellowship
A leadership program that equips students with research experience, industry connections and leadership skills to drive positive social impact.
Meet our 2025-2026 Fellows
Jasmine Nhan
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce - International
The various experiences throughout the fellowship have allowed me to improve in many ways. My ability to research and analyse data and information critically has strengthened greatly not only through my position as a research assistant, but through briefings and researching various industry leaders we met with.
Rehansa Gamagedara
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce/Science
This fellowship has given me the rare opportunity to sit with social impact leaders and ask them personal questions about their motivators and challenges. As a young person entering the workforce, it has shown me that impactful work takes many forms, and it is up to each of us to make the conscious choice to create a positive difference.
Sameer Dalal
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce/Law
The Fellowship gave me valuable insights into the importance of building strong relationships and the discipline of making decisions when leadership requires it. Those lessons will stay with me as I continue developing both professionally and personally.
About the program
The Fellowship is a 12-month extracurricular program for UNSW Business School students, running from November to October. Fellows participate in approximately one program activity or engagement opportunity per month alongside their studies.
Throughout the program, Fellows have the opportunity to engage in the following areas.
Work alongside CSI researchers and academics on meaningful research projects while gaining paid research experience.
Build professional networks through events, mentoring opportunities and engagement with industry partners.
Engage with policymakers, sector leaders and organisations addressing complex social and economic challenges through an immersive study tour to Canberra.
Contribute to community initiatives through volunteering opportunities and learn from First Nations perspectives on leadership, community and social change.
Develop leadership capability, confidence and transferable skills through cohort activities and practical learning experiences.
